The representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation spoke about the supply of weapons and military equipment from the Russian Federation to the Afghan army
RIA News quotes Zamira Kabulov’s statement:
Supplies Afghanistan Russia weapons carried out in the framework of the program to combat international terrorism. How effective the Afghan security forces are in such a struggle is a separate issue.
About a week ago, Taliban militants announced the start of a spring offensive. Fighting with a new force flared up in several Afghan provinces at once, with the result that not only Afghan security officials, but also civilians are dying.
Zamir Kabulov called the situation in Afghanistan a crisis of Afghan security. The statement of the Russian official MFA leads portal "Afghanistan.ru":
The Russian diplomat sees ISIS as a particular threat to Afghan security. Militants of the so-called “Islamic State”, according to Zamir Kabulov, aim to also transfer military operations outside Afghanistan - to the territory of the republics of Central Asia, which must be actively resisted.
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